Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

Arlen, an agonisingly long time! Can be several minutes depending on 50i or 60i set-up and HFR frame rate choosen.

Look at pages 58-60 in the FS5 handbook. Link posted in post #4 in this thread about HFR on FS5 for more details - quick PDF download:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-xdc...ml#post1911335

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

A graphic from my training video . . .

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

Guys i decided to go with FS7 with 28-135mm lens but I never worked with XQD cards before
Any idea what to buy if I want to shoot FULL HD multi frames, there are many series out there so I got little bit Confused. Thanks for everything

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

Definitely the new Sony G-series XQD cards. Lexar may have their 2933x series, but last I heard that was purposely made incompatible with the FS7 because firmware engineers were "lazy" or saw it as a threat to their own high speed XQD cards.

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

I saved myself a lot of money buying the -discontinued- Lexar 64 GB 1333x times cards. They work perfectly in all resolutions and framerates. Maybe you can still find them somewehere.

The Lexar 64GB 1400x are the new versions and work flawlessly as well. My only gripe is they're not as affordable as their predecessor and that they're not 128GB...

Just checked to see online and saw there's a 128GB XQD card from Lexar for only $159,- that far outspecs my Lexars but apparently do not work with the FS7. Strange?! (Sony protectionism or Lexar's bad..?) Anyway, I refuse to pay 400,- for a monopoly card.

For the price of 4 Sony 128GB cards you have an Atomos Shogun Flame... (insert a 500GB or 1TB SSD and you can shoot all day in 4K)

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

It also looks like some stores are trying to take advantage of these overpriced sony cards by raising the price on other brands, a Lexar XQD Pro 128GB 2933x card is 549euro in a Dutch store (Jeroen surely knows them as "fotokonijnenberg") and the exact same card is 215euro in another Dutch store. (art en craft), not sure if these don't work in the fs7 either?

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

Noa, these are the ones that are getting bad reviews on the B&H site for incompatibility issues with the FS7. But I noticed these ridiculous prices too. 555 euro's at Bol? They must be selling them like hotcakes!
(Isn't Art & Craft Belgian?)

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

Ah yes, they are, no wonder it's cheaper :)

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

I contacted Lexar to ask what the deal is with the card and they replied swiftly and with good news: the Lexar XQD PRO 128GB 2933X cards that sell for $159,- are compatible with the FS7- if you have updated to the latest firmware V 3.10

I didn't even know there was an update (Sony has my email address and I registered my FS7?? It's not a very significant one, by the way) but will gladly update to accomodate these new cards! Great news for FS7 shooters.

It would be nice if someone who has this card can confirm this compatibility.

"Hi Jeroen,

Thank you for contacting Lexar Support.

The Sony PXW-FS7 is compatible with the XQD 2933x Pro Card as long as you have updated your camera with firmware update V3.10.

Please contact your camera manufacturer for additional information regarding this compatibility.

If you have further questions, please contact our technical support department. Try our online chat service at http://www.lexar.com/support/. At Lexar, we are committed to providing high-quality products and reliable service and support.

Sincerely,

Technical Support Team

BRIAN WALGAMOT
Technical Support Representative
Tel: 877-747-4031 (US & Canada only)
Tel: 208-363-5862
mailto: lexarsupport@micron.com
Website: http://www.lexar.com"

Re: FS5 or FS7: please advise
 

I love the FS5, I actually use it far more often than my FS7 but the FS5 has a major issue with 240fps slow motion. specular highlights and high contrast you get weird purple blocks dancing around in your footage, I shoot sports so its almost always either in bright sun (specular highlights) or just super bright colorful uniforms (high contrast, like a red number on white jersey) so I get these in 99% of my slow motion. *** I never bothered to try 120fps to see if was better I just started using the FS7 or FS700 for slow-motion

I deleted most of the really bad ones these are actually the less noticeable samples.. and the indoor shot of the lock just to show it better